The Importance of Data Analysis in Counterterrorism Investigations

I think what people sometimes misunderstand is that, you know, and this is this leads to that fear of bulk collection of information. It's specific investigations for specific purposes with algorithms that are targeted on a probabilistic basis to have the best chance of pulling out data which will help an investigation. So I'm reasonably confident that we'll go on being very responsible. But one of the important reassurances, I think, for the public in a liberal democracy like the UK, is that right from the start of even thinking about designing such a system, the designers have to have in mind privacy considerations and Human Rights Act.